Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Romania
Romania: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Romania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6.2% for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Romania peaked at 25.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2025.
That places Romania 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.1% | — |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -18.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 5.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 6.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 25.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Albania 18.1% compare
- 3 Bulgaria 5.9% compare
- 4 Montenegro 5.0% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 63 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 63 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Romania?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Romania was 6.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Romania ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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